DIY at PSU

Author: Erika

  • Fidgit Spinners, 3D Printing and Science

    Folks often ask me about the usefulness of 3D printing in terms of learning. One of the major projects that occurs on campus is students producing a 3D model of themselves altered in someway thanks to ReMake & Meshmixer. In terms of other easy projects – in order to recruit students for our open Student…

  • Autodesk ReMake Ditches Mac Beta Test

    For those of you interested/invested in 3D Scanning Autodesk has seemingly limited most of its scanning programs to Windows/PC installation. The ReMake for Mac Beta test was a welcome announcement and using the software on my Mac (after not being able to install 123Catch for so long) was worth the wait. Quietly Autodesk has discontinued…

  • 3D Printing, Food and Ethical and Sustainable Vegetarianism

    As a long time vegetarian (I’m about to hit 10 years!), I’ve become immensely interested in reading up on the ethics of being vegetarian and the older I get the greater I appreciate adopting ethical reasons for vegetarianism. What is interesting is that I’m also a staunch advocate for technology and adaptation. Technology and it’s…

  • From the One Button Studio to Edit!

    Here at Plymouth State University, we have a One Button Studio on campus. The One Button Studio allows for easy video recording via a FAT formatted USB. I just recorded this test video to show how the system work(s). The audio required some editing and has some artifacts that don’t make me too happy. Although…

  • A Student Experience – Building a Headphone Amplifier

    One of our makers on campus, Jess, has spent a bit of time over the semester working on a homemade (or dormmade I should say) headphone amplifier (complete with 3D printed parts). I asked Jess about his process and how other students might be able to replicate his awesome project. Have you built audio components…

  • Creating Creative and Interactive Maps

    A professor brought this question to our office yesterday – what interactive mapping software is out there for students to create interactive and maps to explore the Middle Ages. It was a very good question – she had done some research having met the folks behind Fabula Maps. A great example of what is possible…

  • Erik Demaine and Martin Demain visit Campus – the Origami Revolution

    Erik and Martin Demain are a father son team. Martin comes from a traditional art(s) and glassblowing background. Erik is a trained computer scientist and glass blower as well. Their work was recently featured in the Nova film the Origami Revolution. The shape shifting robot in the preview here was part of their work. The…

  • Tufts Bray Labs and MakeItLabs Tour Highlights

    As we explore making on our campus – we’ve begun exploring what other Universities and local organizations are doing in this realm. Tufts Bray Labs, run by their engineering school, is an exemplary place where student and faculty project(s) are coming to life. Their network is really that – a network of user space(s) created…

  • Laser Cutting Design and Sign Workshop with the Student Hacker Club

    On campus here at Plymouth State University (PSU for short) we do not have a laser cutter (yet…) but given that I am a member of two community maker spaces in southern New Hampshire, I thought it would be cool to talk about laser cutting in terms of designing basic signs – that I would…